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“The football thing just started accidentally at one gig when they started singing on their own. We’ve always done this football thing, asking them what team they support and asking for the local chant. One night they just started singing” You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ We stood there and the audience took over. It was tremendous. We’ve kept it in ever since. It was the audience’s idea not ours.
I watch it on the TV but don’t go to matches. I used to watch Walsall and Wolverhampton when I was a kid, but I don’t have time now.
The whole aura of it fascinates me. I saw a clip of some Liverpool supporters at Wembley singing ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’ with all their scarves up, and it knocked me out. Just like one of our gigs.
I’m sure that we appeal to the kids that go to football matches. They support us and they support Slade. I’m sure at least 75 per cent of our fans are football fans.
We get letters from, say Liverpool, which say All we live for is Slade and Liverpool Football Club. Or it might be Slade and Sheffield United, or Slade and Birmingham, or Slade and Spurs.”